Fernvale, New South Wales

Fernvale
Town
Fernvale
Coordinates: 28°21′54″S 153°25′34″E / 28.36500°S 153.42611°E / -28.36500; 153.42611
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	Tweed Shire
Government
• State electorate	Tweed
• Federal division	Richmond
Population
• Total	238 (2011 census)[1]
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode	2484

Fernvale is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Fernvale recorded a population of 238 people, with 49.2% female and 50.8% male residents.

The median age of the Fernvale population was 42 years, which is 5 years above the national median of 37.

The majority of people living in Fernvale, accounting for 81.2%, were born in Australia. Other notable countries of birth included England 6.3%, India 1.3%, Germany 1.3%, Belgium 1.3%, Japan 1.3%.

Regarding language spoken at home, 87.8% of residents spoke only English. The next most common languages spoken were Japanese, 1.3% Russian, 1.3% French, 1.3% Maltese, and 1.3% Thai.

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